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Danbury man dies after motorcycle accident

Dirk Perrefort| on August 9, 2017

DANBURY - A city man died over the weekend after crashing into an sports utility vehicle on South Street.

Police said Wednesday that Gilherme Rola, 20, was driving a Yamaha motorcycle at a “high rate of speed” around 8:30 p.m. on Sunday when he crashed into a Nissan Rogue driven by Carlos Alvarado, 25, also of Danbury. The crash occurred on South Street near the Bethel line, police said.

Both Rola and Alvarado were taken to Danbury Hospital after the crash. Rola later died from his injuries. The accident remains under investigation.

Police are asking anyone who may have witnessed the accident to call Sgt. Rory DeRocco or Officer Matthew Malone at 203-797-2157.